Will my yellow eyebrow tattoos fade completely after bad permanent makeup 2 years ago? (Photo)

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I've had 5 laser sessions which have been great in removing dark, cool toned ink, but left me with bright yellow brows. Upon checking ingredients of the ink used, yellow pigment was indeed present. My doc never wants to be aggressive as he doesn’t want to give me hypopigmented skin, but I have a feeling that the yellow is not going to fade via laser. Will it fade with sun exposure? What can I do to speed the process up?

Sachit Shah, MD · Answer

We do remove eyebrow tattoos and it will go away. I find it very difficult to predict the number of treatments it can take. The median number for most people is between 3-4 treatments. We use picosure and enlighten lasers. 
Best Wishes

Laura Riehm, MD · Answer

Thanks for your question and posting pictures.  We have removed dozens of eye brow tattoos in 1 or 2 treatments using the PicoSure laser.  We have never seen any hypopigmentation.  Best of luck.

Will my yellow eyebrow tattoos fade completely after bad permanent makeup 2 years ago? (Photo)

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